Autoimmune Diseases - Overview and Types | NIAMS
22 Dec 2025 at 5:25pm
Overview of Autoimmune Diseases Your immune system is the network of cells and tissues in your body that work together to defend you from viruses, bacteria, and infection. It tries to identify and destroy the invaders that might hurt you. In autoimmune diseases, proteins known as autoantibodies target the body?s own healthy tissues by mistake, signaling the body to attack them.
Sjogren's Disease Symptoms - Dry Mouth & Eyes | NIAMS
23 Dec 2025 at 4:38am
Overview of Sjögren?s Disease Sjögren?s disease, also known as Sjögren?s and Sjögren?s syndrome, is a chronic (long-lasting) autoimmune disorder that happens when the immune system attacks the glands that make moisture in the eyes, mouth, and other parts of the body.
Lupus Symptoms, Causes, & Risk Factors | NIAMS
23 Dec 2025 at 11:48am
Lupus occurs when the immune system, which normally helps protect the body from infection and disease, attacks its own tissues. This attack causes inflammation, and in some cases permanent tissue damage, which can be widespread ? affecting the skin, joints, heart, lung, kidneys, circulating blood cells, and brain.
Alopecia Areata?Hair Loss Symptoms, Types, & Causes | NIAMS
23 Dec 2025 at 2:22am
Overview of Alopecia Areata Alopecia areata is a disease that happens when the immune system attacks hair follicles and causes hair loss. Hair follicles are the structures in skin that form hair. While hair can be lost from any part of the body, alopecia areata usually affects the head and face. Hair typically falls out in small, round patches about the size of a quarter, but in some cases ...
Psoriasis Symptoms, Causes, & Risk Factors | NIAMS
23 Dec 2025 at 2:11pm
Psoriasis is a chronic (long-lasting) disease in which the immune system becomes overactive, causing skin cells to multiply too quickly. Patches of skin become scaly and inflamed, most often on the scalp, elbows, or knees, but other parts of the body can be affected as well. Scientists do not fully understand what causes psoriasis, but they know that it involves a mix of genetics and ...
Vitiligo Symptoms, Risk Factors, & Causes | NIAMS
24 Dec 2025 at 2:14am
Normally, the immune system works throughout your body to fight off and defend your body from viruses, bacteria, and infection. In people with autoimmune diseases, the immune cells attack the body?s own healthy tissues by mistake. People with vitiligo may be more likely to develop other autoimmune disorders as well.
Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms, Causes, & Risk Factors | NIAMS
24 Dec 2025 at 1:16am
Overview of Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic (long-lasting) autoimmune disease that mostly affects joints. RA occurs when the immune system, which normally helps protect the body from infection and disease, attacks its own tissues. The disease causes pain, swelling, stiffness, and loss of function in joints. Additional features of rheumatoid arthritis can include the ...
Atopic Dermatitis?Eczema Symptoms & Causes | NIAMS
22 Dec 2025 at 7:17am
Researchers do not know what causes atopic dermatitis, but they do know that genes, the immune system, and the environment play a role in the disease. Depending on the severity and location of the symptoms, living with atopic dermatitis can be hard. Treatment can help control symptoms.
Pemphigus Symptoms, Types, Causes, & Risk Factors | NIAMS
21 Dec 2025 at 9:30pm
Pemphigus is an autoimmune disorder that happens when the immune system attacks healthy skin. Immune molecules called antibodies target proteins called desmogleins, which help link neighboring skin cells to one another. When these connections are broken, skin becomes fragile and fluid can collect between layers of cells, forming blisters.
How does your immune system fight off threats like COVID-19? | World ...
3 Dec 2025 at 1:13am
The immune system is the body?s multi-level defence network against potentially harmful bacteria, viruses and other organisms. A healthy lifestyle helps one's immune system to be in the best shape possible to tackle pathogens, but it?s better to stop them entering the body in the first place.
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22 Dec 2025 at 5:25pm
Overview of Autoimmune Diseases Your immune system is the network of cells and tissues in your body that work together to defend you from viruses, bacteria, and infection. It tries to identify and destroy the invaders that might hurt you. In autoimmune diseases, proteins known as autoantibodies target the body?s own healthy tissues by mistake, signaling the body to attack them.
Sjogren's Disease Symptoms - Dry Mouth & Eyes | NIAMS
23 Dec 2025 at 4:38am
Overview of Sjögren?s Disease Sjögren?s disease, also known as Sjögren?s and Sjögren?s syndrome, is a chronic (long-lasting) autoimmune disorder that happens when the immune system attacks the glands that make moisture in the eyes, mouth, and other parts of the body.
Lupus Symptoms, Causes, & Risk Factors | NIAMS
23 Dec 2025 at 11:48am
Lupus occurs when the immune system, which normally helps protect the body from infection and disease, attacks its own tissues. This attack causes inflammation, and in some cases permanent tissue damage, which can be widespread ? affecting the skin, joints, heart, lung, kidneys, circulating blood cells, and brain.
Alopecia Areata?Hair Loss Symptoms, Types, & Causes | NIAMS
23 Dec 2025 at 2:22am
Overview of Alopecia Areata Alopecia areata is a disease that happens when the immune system attacks hair follicles and causes hair loss. Hair follicles are the structures in skin that form hair. While hair can be lost from any part of the body, alopecia areata usually affects the head and face. Hair typically falls out in small, round patches about the size of a quarter, but in some cases ...
Psoriasis Symptoms, Causes, & Risk Factors | NIAMS
23 Dec 2025 at 2:11pm
Psoriasis is a chronic (long-lasting) disease in which the immune system becomes overactive, causing skin cells to multiply too quickly. Patches of skin become scaly and inflamed, most often on the scalp, elbows, or knees, but other parts of the body can be affected as well. Scientists do not fully understand what causes psoriasis, but they know that it involves a mix of genetics and ...
Vitiligo Symptoms, Risk Factors, & Causes | NIAMS
24 Dec 2025 at 2:14am
Normally, the immune system works throughout your body to fight off and defend your body from viruses, bacteria, and infection. In people with autoimmune diseases, the immune cells attack the body?s own healthy tissues by mistake. People with vitiligo may be more likely to develop other autoimmune disorders as well.
Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms, Causes, & Risk Factors | NIAMS
24 Dec 2025 at 1:16am
Overview of Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic (long-lasting) autoimmune disease that mostly affects joints. RA occurs when the immune system, which normally helps protect the body from infection and disease, attacks its own tissues. The disease causes pain, swelling, stiffness, and loss of function in joints. Additional features of rheumatoid arthritis can include the ...
Atopic Dermatitis?Eczema Symptoms & Causes | NIAMS
22 Dec 2025 at 7:17am
Researchers do not know what causes atopic dermatitis, but they do know that genes, the immune system, and the environment play a role in the disease. Depending on the severity and location of the symptoms, living with atopic dermatitis can be hard. Treatment can help control symptoms.
Pemphigus Symptoms, Types, Causes, & Risk Factors | NIAMS
21 Dec 2025 at 9:30pm
Pemphigus is an autoimmune disorder that happens when the immune system attacks healthy skin. Immune molecules called antibodies target proteins called desmogleins, which help link neighboring skin cells to one another. When these connections are broken, skin becomes fragile and fluid can collect between layers of cells, forming blisters.
How does your immune system fight off threats like COVID-19? | World ...
3 Dec 2025 at 1:13am
The immune system is the body?s multi-level defence network against potentially harmful bacteria, viruses and other organisms. A healthy lifestyle helps one's immune system to be in the best shape possible to tackle pathogens, but it?s better to stop them entering the body in the first place.
WHAT IS THIS? This is an unscreened compilation of results from several search engines. The sites listed are not necessarily recommended by Surfnetkids.com.
